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It's game day in Miami on Friday, March 14, as the Boston Celtics (47-19) take on the Miami Heat (29-36) at Kaseya Center.

The Celtics are currently 24-7 on the road with a point differential of 8, while the Heat have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. Boston is 2-0 against Miami this season with wins of 18 and 19 points.

Boston is coming off a loss at home to the Thunder (118-112) that followed a five-game winning streak. Miami lost the past five games and six of the previous seven.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Celtics vs. Heat live today

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Time: 7:00PM EST

Site: Kaseya Center

City: Miami, FL

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Game odds for Celtics vs. Heat

The latest odds as of Friday:

Odds: Celtics (-298), Heat (+239)

Spread:  Celtics -7.5

Over/Under: 214 points

That gives the Celtics an implied team point total of 109.81, and the Heat 105.89.

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Expert picks & predictions for Friday’s Celtics vs. Heat game

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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) leans the Celtics to cover the -8 and likes the first-half team total over against the Heat:

"Boston rolled Miami twice this season with victories of 18 and 19 points and it's hard not to imagine that happening again as Miami rolls in on a five-game losing streak. The Celtics are coming off a loss too, which only makes me like them more as Boston is one of the better bounce-back teams in the NBA, especially in the first-half. I could only back the Celtics here and would consider taking the Over on Celtics first-half team total if it's listed at 60.5 points or lower."

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Celtics & Heat game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Boston Celtics on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Miami Heat at +7.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the over on the Game Total of 214.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Celtics vs. Heat on Friday

The Celtics have won 13 of their last 16 games at the Heat

Each of the Celtics' last 4 road games with the Heat have stayed under the Total

The Celtics have failed to cover in 23 of their 43 matchups against Eastern Conference teams this season

The Celtics have won 13 of their last 16 games at the Heat

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